The IPTC provides a DTD and the Functional Specification for its NewsML standard either for the most current version as well as for previous versions as they are still in use.

Current specification
covering NewsML 1.2 (released October 2003)

• download1) the DTD (dtd-file)
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• download1) an experimental XML Schema (xsd-file)
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• Change log document (PDF) version 1.1 to 1.2
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• view the the Functional Specification (HTML)
  (updated document available since 19 Sept 2005)
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• download1) a full NewsML 1.2 package (ZIP-file, ~ 3 MB, updated August 2004). This package contains all documentation papers as well as the specification files - for NewsML 1.2 only.
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• download1) a full NewsML 1.x package, covering NewsML versions 1.0 - 1.2, 2.0-draft (ZIP-file, ~ 6 MB, updated August 2004). This package contains all documentation papers as well as the specification files.
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• view an introduction to the file system directory tree used by IPTC for all its files (PDF)
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Specifications for previous versions

V 1.1 (released October 2002)

• download1) the DTD (dtd-file)
• download1) an experimental XML Schema (xsd-file)
• view the structural changes made to version 1.1 (PDF)
• view the the Functional Specification (HTML)

V 1.0 (released October 2000)

• download1) the DTD (dtd-file)
• download1) an experimental XML Schema (xsd-file)
• view the the Functional Specification (HTML)